Quality of life comparison

live 2.9 years longer

In Vanuatu, the average life expectancy is 75 years (73 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2022. In Aruba, that number is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022.

make 13.7 times more money

Vanuatu has a GDP per capita of $2,800 as of 2020, while in Aruba, the GDP per capita is $38,442 as of 2017.

be 4.5 times more likely to be unemployed

In Vanuatu, 1.7% of adults are unemployed as of 1999. In Aruba, that number is 7.7% as of 2016.

be 11.8% more likely to be literate

In Vanuatu, the literacy rate is 87.5% as of 2018. In Aruba, it is 97.8% as of 2018.

be 15.7% less likely to die during infancy

In Vanuatu, approximately 14.3 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Aruba, on the other hand, 12.1 children do as of 2022.

have 45.2% fewer children

In Vanuatu, there are approximately 21.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Aruba, there are 11.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 61.8% more likely to have access to electricity

In Vanuatu, approximately 62% of people have electricity access (94% in urban areas, and 51% in rural areas) as of 2018. In Aruba, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 92% in rural areas) as of 2020.

be 3.7 times more likely to have internet access

In Vanuatu, approximately 26.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Aruba, about 97.0% do as of 2019.

spend 2.4 times more on education

Vanuatu spends 2.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Aruba spends 5.5% of total GDP on education as of 2016.

see 97.3% less coastline

Vanuatu has a total of 2,528 km of coastline. In Aruba, that number is 68 km.